Okay, from my understanding there's a little confusion with Mrs. Higurashi. Here's the thing, at first I wanted Kagome to have a father, but then I changed my mind when the story was practically finished and I had to go in and Mr. Higurashi to Mrs. Higurashi. I guess I overlooked a few gender changes. This is probably why there's some confusion. Sorry about that.

But anyway, thank you Sonyita for your reply. Chapter 14 is dedicated to you. I hope you and everyone else who is reading my story love it.

Disclaimer: I know that in the corners of my mind I've said I own Inuyasha but I need to be true to myself at times especially now, so here it goes world: I DON'T OWN INUYASHA!  Are you happy now?

Anyway, on with the story!

He Loves Me,

She Loves Me Not.

Chapter Fourteen: She Loves Me Not

Inuyasha sighed and went to Kikyo; she was smiling at him. He looked away and when he reached her he mentally told himself that Kikyo knew Naraku was coming and knew that Naraku would want to dance with Kagome and so when he left to get Kagome's drink, Kikyo persuaded Naraku to go to Kagome for a dance so that he would have to dance with her.

'If that is so,' Inuyasha thought evilly, 'I'll give her a dance, all right. Her hips better be made of steel cause I swear I'm gonna thrash her so badly, she'll regret trying to get between Kagome and I.'

"Inuyasha," Kikyo said softly. "I don't like the way you're smiling, well smirking, it looks evil."

He grinned, "Don't mind that, I was just thinking up a naughty dance for us."

"Now," She said stepping back from him. "I'm not an outrageous dancer, I know how to grind and thrust but any kind of vibrating or in-the-air crap I don't do." She informed him.

'Boring!' his mind shouted. "All right, just bend over and do what you know."

Kikyo bent and when Inuyasha gripped her hips, she bit her lips. He was gripping and pounding himself into her, just a little too hard. After half the song was through, Kikyo couldn't take it no more, she straightened and turned to him.

"What?" He asked as he stared over her head to look at Kagome.

"You know what!" She seethed. "How about we just move like this?"

She put his hands on her hips and positioned the front of her body to his and they grinded slowly.

'Geez, this song better finish soon, or I swear I'm going to leave Kikyo here by herself to go to Kagome.' Inuyasha's mind sighed as he stared at Kagome who was smiling with Naraku. Why was she smiling? What was he saying to her?

"You know, Kagome doesn't love you, you know." Kikyo said in his ear.

"Be quiet, Kikyo," Inuyasha growled lowly.

"I'm serious!" She said. "She doesn't love you."

"If you don't shut up Kikyo I'm going to leave you in the middle of the dance floor, by yourself."

Kikyo sighed. "Inuyasha," She said. "You're my friend,"

"I know that," He said stiffly. "And we're friends because you were in your neighbor's bush, being a slut with a college guy that's probably jacking off with some college girl as we speak."

For some reason, Kikyo felt no pain when he said that. But, didn't she love Muso? It should hurt her to hear someone say the guy she loved was having sex with another girl, but the truth of the matter was; it didn't hurt her at all. Not even a little.

"That was mean," Kikyo said softly. "I'm only trying to help you because you're my friend."

He sighed, he felt bad for what he had just said. "I'm sorry for saying that," He apologized. "So, tell me, why do you think Kagome doesn't love me."

"Well," Kikyo inhaled deeply. "You may not know but, Kagome's a little sweet on Naraku."

Inuyasha's head snapped to them. Kagome was still smiling at him. She looked like she was in love. He bit his lip.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"It's simple," She said. "Trust me, I'm a girl, I know these things." She paused for effect. "Tell me, during the seven months you and Kagome haven't talked to each other, do you think maybe she and Naraku probably…"

"No." He said bluntly. "Kagome's not a slut like you."

She bit her lip. "Anyway," She brushed him off. "How about if she ever kissed him, at least once."

"I'm not sure," He said softly as he stared at Kagome, who was now blushing and grinning with Naraku. Inuyasha began to chew on his tongue. He wanted to go over and punch Naraku in his face and then pull Kagome up against him and kiss her senseless.

"You see," Kikyo said. "Kagome can't possibly love you because if she did, she would cry every time she sees you pass, she would be begging for you to come back to her, she would be doing whatever she could to get you back. Has she done anything?"

He hated to admit it, but Kagome hadn't tried to help them mend their relationship. "No," He said in a raspy tone.

"There you go!" Kikyo sighed. "Now listen, she broke up with you, right?"

He nodded, unable to speak.

"She said she was in love with Houjo, right?"

"But she broke up with him two days later! Doesn't that prove that she still has feelings for me?" Inuyasha said quickly, desperate to find a way to show that Kagome still loved him.

Kikyo sighed. "Stop being so blind, Inuyasha! Kagome doesn't love you! She broke up with Houjo because Naraku's been giving her attention! What is Houjo to Naraku, anyway? Naraku works with his father as a certified mechanic at that big mechanic shop, I forgot what the hell it's named but Naraku is going places. Naraku is practically the school's icon. He's handsome and intelligent and he's the best football player / athlete in school. He's already gotten three scholarships to all sorts of big colleges to play football. What about you?"

Inuyasha began to breathe a little harder, a little faster. His grades had dropped, he wouldn't get to graduate with his class and he would have to repeat grade twelve if he didn't improve, he didn't have a job, he lived off his father's money. Where was he going in life?

"You see," Kikyo said softly. "Kagome doesn't love you. Yes, Naraku doesn't have a lot of access to money like you do; but still, he has promise and doesn't Kagome like smart guys? You know Naraku also got the third highest academic Christmas score in the twelfth grade, what did you get? Weren't you one of the lowest because when Kagome broke up with you, you gave up trying to improve?"

Inuyasha felt terrible. He could now see why Kagome probably broke up with him. Maybe she thought and probably knew that he was just a failure and that he wasn't going anywhere in life. He bit his lip and took in a shaky breath. Maybe that's why she broke up with him; maybe she couldn't stand to be around a guy that only had bronze and little brains. If she got together with Naraku she'd have a guy that can get into college off of his own talents; she'd get a guy with a lot of brains and equal bronze.

Kikyo hid her grin when she saw the expression on Inuyasha's face; she was wrapping him tightly around her finger. She put on a sad face and cupped his chin; he looked at her with his heartrending dark eyes.

"What am I going to do?" He asked softly. "I love Kagome."

Kikyo sighed. "You've got to face reality, Kagome doesn't love you."

"But how come when we danced it seemed as though she did?"

Kikyo shook her head at him slowly. "She's having fun, you're great dancer, Inuyasha," She said. "But I'm more than sure that Kagome wants more than that."

Inuyasha felt his eyes began to water; he blinked the tears away. He couldn't cry, at least not in public. "What should I do?" He wondered. "Every time she looks at me, I just feel as though she loves me. She's even smiling and laughing with me now."

"Inuyasha just ignore her," Kikyo said softly. "You've got to pull your grades up, as you can see, Kagome's still doing pretty well in school. She hasn't dropped, but you have. She's not taking you anywhere in life, you have to pull your own grades up. You have to stop thinking about her; men can't multitask like women can, so while you're thinking of Kagome, she could be thinking of you and her future. How's your future looking?"

Inuyasha saw the truth in Kikyo's words, which was a surprise to him since Kikyo almost always told lies. "I understand." He said.

"What do you understand?" Kikyo asked as she stared into his eyes.

"I understand that no matter how Kagome may smile, laugh and talk with me, I have to put her out of my mind." He said softly. "I have to look at my future; I have to improve my grades. I have to prove to all the teachers that have said that I'm a bad guy that I'm no good, I have to prove to them that I can do what they said I couldn't. I have to…"

"Forget about your love for Kagome." Kikyo finished.

"I have to…" His throat ached.

"Forget about Kagome." Kikyo said softly.

Suddenly, Inuyasha felt as though he would vomit. His head began to spin; he gripped his stomach as his throat became constricted. He began to breathe hard and then before he could fall into dark unconsciousness, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes, counted to five and then told himself. 'Kagome loves me not.'

He glanced at her; she was still smiling with Naraku. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. 'Kagome may not love me, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to have my dance. I'll just have to ignore the way she makes me feel; I just have to ignore her.'

'Yes!' Kikyo's mind shouted. 'Inuyasha is totally ensnared, Naraku, you better be doing your job right!'

"The song is over," Inuyasha said stiffly. "I'm going to finish my dance with Kagome."

"But…"

He gave her an evil smile. "It's only a dance." He said. "I'm not losing my heart to her again." Inuyasha walked Kikyo to a seat before he went to Kagome and Naraku.

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